A Field Guide to the Birds of China
 A bible for birds in China: A Field Guide to the Birds of China is a must for any traveler who wants to identify birds in China. De Schauensee's earlier Birds of China is not really a field guide although it provides useful background reading. A Field [... more]
$104.99
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A Photographic Guide to Birds of China Including Hong ...
almost perfect: This book was very helpful when identifying birds of Hong Kong. The color photographs of each bird were clear and extremely helpful, and the descriptions helped me distinguish similar species if I was still in doubt after seeing the [... more]
$15.95
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Martin Yan's Culinary Journey Through China
My first and favorite chinese cookbook: I bought this book when it first came out after watching Martin Yan's cooking show on PBS. He's a great chef and teacher. I was lucky to buy this book as my first intro to chinese cooking. If I had bought another [... more]
$18.95
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Lonely Planet Beijing City Map (Maps & Atlases)
Convenient and Durable Though a Bit Dated: As one who just returned from four years in the city and is planning to return in a few months, I began a futile search for a completely updated map of Beijing and found this one. The search proved futile [... more]
$5.99
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Lonely Planet World Food Hong Kong (Lonely Planet World ...
Lonely Planet World Food Hong Kong: Back in 1991 I set off for a twelve-month global journey. With me I had a few essentials, money, clothes, my wife and a collection of Lonely Planet Travel Guide Books. After a few weeks in India we found that the books [... more]
$13.99
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Chinese Business Etiquette and Culture
Informative book, but very repetitive: Potential buyers should keep in mind that this is a book about Chinese business etiquette. It is a specific topic, not a general treatise on Chinese culture. Buknall is thorough, but repetitive. He beats to death [... more]
$15.95
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Letter From China
Humorous account of an American in China: This is a poignant account of Froning's year of teaching English to Chinese university students. I liked it for its humor, but also because I got to know what appears to be an extraordinary man. I learned a lot [... more]
$15.95
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Amazon.com Review: In 1996, 26-year-old Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a town on China's Yangtze River, to begin a two-year Peace Corps stint as a teacher at the local college. Along with fellow teacher Adam Meier, the two are the first foreigners to [... more]
$13.95
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National Geographic Traveler China (National Geographic ...
China book limited: The photos and color are beautiful, as you would expect from National Geographic, but the actual guides to major sightseeing areas are fairly poor. They are somewhat "snobby" with too much criticism of places "for [... more]
$27.95
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Lonely Planet China
Amazon.com Review: From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while [... more]
$29.99
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Culture Shock! China: A Guide to Customs & Etiquette
Don't waste your pre-trip time on this book! Keep looking!: First off, there is a big difference between the Chinese in Hong Kong (were much of this author's experience comes from) and the Chinese from Beijing. It's like the difference between Italy and [... more]
$13.95
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Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & ...
Not ideal for true shoppers: A bunch of my girlfriends and I live in Hong Kong and are serious shoppers in Asia. We found this book to be outdated, commercialized and definitely not clued in to where the best shopping lies, particularly for Shanghai and [... more]
$15.99
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